FUDGE, MARCIA L. (a Representative from Ohio)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AbilityOne Base Supply Centers: anniversary (see H. Res. 1693), H7395 [29SE]
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H8520 [15DE]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3274 [6MY]
Africa: commend independence anniversary of several nations (see H. Res. 1405), H4022 (see H. Res. 1405), H4084 [27MY]
African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their military sacrifices, and their patriotism (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [24FE]
———recognize individuals who have overcome obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science (see H. Res. 1133), H1027 [2MR]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: extend period for which certain nutrition assistance may be provided under the Food and Nutrition Act (see H.R. 5656), H5303 [30JN]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 6354), H7393 [29SE]
Aviation: establish limitations on the approval of cooperative arrangements between 2 or more air carriers or between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (see H.R. 4788), H3745 [24MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H423 [27JA]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6684 [14SE]
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: anniversary (see H. Res. 1428), H4330 [9JN]
Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 5454), H5819 [20JY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3659 [19MY]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H332 [22JA]
Chicago, IL: tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (see H. Res. 1414), H4215 [28MY]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H2505 [13AP]
———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 6172), H6879 [22SE]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]
City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]
Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 4771), H5503 [1JY]
Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 4840), H1396 [12MR]
Clinton County, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
Community Reinvestment Act: improve assessments of regulated financial institutions (see H.R. 6334), H8030 [2DE]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H3657 [19MY]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H387 [26JA]
Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 5625), H6164 [27JY]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H4330 [9JN]
Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H41 [12JA]
Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H140 [13JA]
———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3311 [11MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3202 [5MY]
David John Donafee Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5390), H3822 [25MY]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H6683 [14SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: assess effectiveness and efficiency of administrative review systems to ensure compliance with Federal meal standards (see H.R. 5027), H2578 [14AP]
———ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H2458 [25MR]
———establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 6462), H8353 [14DE]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 5012), H3079 [29AP]
———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H327 [21JA]
———promote health and wellness in child care (see H.R. 5431), H4216 [28MY]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H6881 [22SE]
Dept. of Education: award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 4709), H1519 [16MR]
———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 4037), H140 [13JA]
———establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers (see H.R. 5093), H2798 [21AP]
Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (see H. Res. 1322), H3543 [18MY]
———establish Energy Innovation Hubs (see H.R. 4907), H2460 [25MR]
———guide and provide for research activities at the Office of Science (see H.R. 4905), H2460 [25MR]
———reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4906), H2460 [25MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H3703 [20MY]
———provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and treating obesity (see H.R. 5209), H3200 [5MY]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H3703 [20MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H2696 [20AP]
———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H2937 [27AP]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H5303 [30JN]
———authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 5091), H3441 [12MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H1324 [10MR]
———establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 5376), H3822 [25MY]
———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H4506 [15JN]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H1440 [15MR]
———establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the earthquake (see H.R. 6232), H7154 (see H.R. 6232), H7211 [28SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 5869), H8353 [14DE]
———conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 6199), H8030 [2DE]
———conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 4491), H326 [21JA]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2641 [15AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 5510), H4780 [23JN]
———instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H471 [2FE]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H2696 [20AP]
———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H833 [24FE]
Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H1890 (see H.R. 4405), H2173 [21MR]
Disasters: provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see H.R. 5240), H5617 [14JY]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H266 [20JA]
———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H4905 [28JN]
———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H4779 [23JN]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3745 [24MY]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 4756), H6684 [14SE]
———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use (see H.R. 4836), H6573 [30JY]
District of Columbia: anniversary of Langston golf course (see H. Res. 526), H141 [13JA]
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6118), H6881 [22SE]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H5618 [14JY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: authorize grants to train principals in instructional leadership skills and promote incorporation of instructional leadership standards into State-level principal certification or licensure (see H.R. 5172), H3014 [28AP]
———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H2800 [21AP]
———support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4223), H6284 [28JY]
———tribute to special education teachers (see H. Con. Res. 284), H4507 [15JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3277), H387 [26JA]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6078), H6571 [30JY]
Emil Bolas Post Office, Wadsworth, OH: designate (see H.R. 4602), H6627 [10AU]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]
———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H1441 [15MR]
ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 5000), H2642 [15AP]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H7397 [29SE]
———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H6043 [26JY]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H423 [27JA]
———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H933 [25FE]
———require restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 4534), H648 [22FE]
———strengthen juvenile and family courts (see H.R. 4446), H934 [25FE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H146 [15JA]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H556 [3FE]
FCC: express that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine FCC regulatory authority relative to broadband Internet services (see H. Con. Res. 311), H6764 [15SE]
———extend time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal (see H.R. 5020), H2578 [14AP]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H6567 [30JY]
Federal employees: express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2697 [20AP]
Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H646 [22FE]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H41 [12JA]
Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H3542 [18MY]
Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H603 [4FE]
———provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H6683 [14SE]
———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 4678), H2505 [13AP]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5618 [14JY]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2937 [27AP]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 4755), H3079 [29AP]
Haiti: establish an American Enterprise Fund for Haiti and ensure oversight of U.S. earthquake recovery and redevelopment activities (see H.R. 5394), H3823 [25MY]
———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]
———provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
———tribute to U.S. Armed Forces' and first responders' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1066), H555 [3FE]
Haiti Marshall Plan Committee: establish (see H. Res. 1160), H1323 [10MR]
Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H2457 [25MR]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H6164 [27JY]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H7454 [15NO]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H2504 [13AP]
———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H266 [20JA]
———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 4926), H4247 [8JN]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H7499 [16NO]
———raise awareness of hypertension and reverse prevalence in U.S. through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce salt content in foods (see H. Res. 1656), H6989 [23SE]
Homeless Assistance Act: provide education for homeless children and youths (see H.R. 5285), H3440 [12MY]
Hooks, Benjamin L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1271), H2695 [20AP]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5359), H3701 [20MY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H834 [24FE]
Hurley, Bob, Sr.: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 1319), H3312 [11MY]
Immigration: temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 4616), H606 [5FE]
Intellectual property: anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act on retention of intellectual property arising from federally funded research (see H. Con. Res. 328), H7453 [15NO]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 6128), H7454 [15NO]
Israel: express condolences to families of victims of forest fire (see H. Res. 1751), H8089 [7DE]
Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3990), H1656 [18MR]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1778), H8785 [17DE]
Kent State University: anniversary of shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen (see H. Res. 1272), H2695 [20AP]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H470 [2FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: commemorate anniversary of release from prison and recognize role in ending apartheid and contributions to South Africa and the global community (see H. Res. 1102), H755 [23FE]
Marquette University: honor the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University (see H. Res. 1161), H2845 [22AP]
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H3202 [5MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6683 [14SE]
———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H266 [20JA]
Medicare: improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H6284 [28JY]
———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H423 [27JA]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1359 [11MR]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H6684 [14SE]
———establish federally qualified behavioral health centers and require Medicaid coverage for services provided by such centers (see H.R. 5636), H7499 [16NO]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4036), H648 [22FE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H932 [25FE]
NASA: authorize the Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (see H.R. 5534), H4506 [15JN]
———congratulate engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff for helping to successfully rescue trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile (see H. Res. 1714), H7453 [15NO]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H2845 [22AP]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1033), H2800 [21AP]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Basketball Association: tribute to All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex (see H. Res. 1057), H471 [2FE]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H2935 [27AP]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1514), H6043 [26JY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1637), H6804 [16SE]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1097), H755 [23FE]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 4322), H2505 [13AP]
National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6882 [22SE]
National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1280), H2696 [20AP]
National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H6043 [26JY]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H267 [20JA]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4424 [14JN]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H2697 [20AP]
National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H6882 [22SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H5504 [1JY]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H2461 [25MR]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2845 [22AP]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H1324 [10MR]
———promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H2798 [21AP]
National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H2319 [24MR]
New Orleans Saints (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 1079), H609 [9FE]
News media: promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, research impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 4925), H3311 [11MY]
NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H2936 [27AP]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H388 [26JA]
North Carolina Central University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1361), H3483 [13MY]
NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see H.R. 4502), H1744 [19MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4330 [9JN]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 1141), H1222 [9MR]
Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1419), H4507 [15JN]
Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1047), H423 [27JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H2844 [22AP]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H3014 [28AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2937 [27AP]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H1028 [2MR]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1430), H5504 [1JY]
SBA: improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H934 [25FE]
———make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4549), H556 [3FE]
Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H387 [26JA]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 4181), H4678 [22JN]
———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see H.R. 4354), H648 [22FE]
Science: provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see H.R. 4413), H648 [22FE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 5305), H3482 [13MY]
———support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]
Serve America Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1276), H2695 [20AP]
Small business: ensure certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses and enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 4929), H2844 [22AP]
Social Security: oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7154 (see H. Res. 1670), H7212 [28SE]
Tarboro, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1475), H4872 [24JN]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H3311 [11MY]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H3014 [28AP]
———allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see H.R. 4109), H3311 [11MY]
———create a refundable work-sharing credit that stimulates demand in the private sector labor market and provides employers with an alternative to layoffs (see H.R. 4179), H2460 [25MR]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6683 [14SE]
———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see H.R. 4772), H1168 [4MR]
———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 6201), H6989 [23SE]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H2844 [22AP]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H4905 [28JN]
———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H7155 (see H.R. 1806), H7213 [28SE]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H8089 [7DE]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H4678 [22JN]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H1440 [15MR]
Tucker, C. DeLores: tribute (see H. Res. 1094), H2261 [23MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H2800 [21AP] (see H.R. 5680), H5618 [14JY]
Unemployment: provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 4740), H1103 [3MR]
University of Dayton: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1456), H4638 [21JN]
Veterans: establish a commission to review benefits provided by each State to disabled veterans (see H.R. 4559), H470 [2FE]
Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 3402), H140 [13JA]
Villanova University: tribute to football team and women's cross country team (see H. Res. 1035), H4247 [8JN]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H2580 [14AP]
West Virginia: tribute to efforts of the West Virginia National Guard and local responders for rescuing individuals from a downed military helicopter (see H. Res. 1153), H2800 [21AP]
White House Conference on Haiti: convene (see H.R. 5006), H2503 [13AP]
Wilmington, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
Women: increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training (see H.R. 1144), H648 [22FE]
———issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 1124), H6572 [30JY]
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H2506 [13AP]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7454 [15NO]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5676 [15JY]
Zimbabwe: facilitate lasting peace, rule of law, democracy, and economic recovery (see H.R. 5971), H6574 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 6258), H7389 [29SE]
Cleveland, OH: recognize murders of the Imperial Avenue Eleven as a tragedy, extend condolences to families of victims, and increase efforts to reduce violence against women (see H. Res. 1049), H427 [29JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4480), H265 [20JA]
Education: provide funds for Pell Grants (see H.R. 5055), H2640 [15AP]
Financial institutions: require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H646 [22FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
House Rules: require public disclosure by Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) of written reports and findings of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (see H. Res. 1416), H4215 [28MY]
National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 1131), H1027 [2MR]
National Lab Day: support ideals (see H. Res. 1213), H2318 [24MR]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1663), H7154 (see H. Res. 1663), H7212 [28SE]
Letters
College Fire Prevention Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3590 [19MY]
———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3590 [19MY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act, Best Buddies International, Inc., mentoring program, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3586 [19MY]
———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3586 [19MY]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3586 [19MY]
Remarks
African Americans: impact of unemployment and importance of job creation, H1423, H1424, H1425, H1426, H1427, H1428, H1429 [15MR]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H3730 [24MY]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (H.R. 5220), H3583, H3585, H3589 [19MY]
Black History Month: observance, H627, H630 [22FE]
Brescia University: anniversary (H. Res. 1043), H434, H435 [2FE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1886 [21MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (H.R. 5012), H8114
———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H7654 [30NO]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (H.R. 5220), H3583, H3585, H3589 [19MY]
———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (H.R. 2136), H3589 [19MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (H.R. 4573), H533 [3FE]
Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 1242), H2542 [14AP]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), consideration (H. Res. 1736), H7654 [30NO]
Economy: impact of job training programs, H1427 [15MR]
———impact of U.S. corporations moving jobs and profits overseas, H1426 [15MR]
———importance of job creation, H3730, H3732 [24MY], H4251 [9JN], H6029, H6030, H6032, H6033 [26JY]
———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3362 [12MY]
———national objectives priority assignments, H4251 [9JN]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H4440 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4902 [28JN]
Education: provide funds for Pell Grants (H.R. 5055), H3732 [24MY]
Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (H.R. 4812), H3731 [24MY]
———provide grants to communities and organizations offering youth career training services, H3732 [24MY]
———summer youth job programs funding, H3732 [24MY]
Emporia State University: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 1292), H3591 [19MY]
Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H6032 [26JY]
Galilei, Galileo: anniversary of first use of the telescope for astronomical observation (H. Res. 1269), H3092, H3093, H3094 [4MY]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts, H532, H533 [3FE]
———tribute to U.S. Armed Forces' and first responders' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (H. Res. 1066), H533 [3FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1886 [21MR], H3732 [24MY], H4404, H4406, H4408 [14JN]
Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages, H3732 [24MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 1281), H2742 [21AP]
NASA: anniversary of launch of U.S. Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) (H. Res. 1231), H3091, H3092 [4MY]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 996), H3600 [19MY]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (H.R. 5143), E1461
National Lab Day: support ideals (H. Res. 1213), H3087, H3090 [4MY]
New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (H. Res. 901), H435, H436 [2FE]
North Carolina Central University: anniversary (H. Res. 1361), H3597, H3599 [19MY]
NSF: anniversary (H. Res. 1307), H3085 [4MY]
Oakwood Village, OH: tribute to U.S. Marshall Service Fugitive Safe Surrender Program, E1816
Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 311), E420
Social Security: anniversary, H6050 [27JY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5220), H3583, H3585, H3589 [19MY]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (H.R. 4462), H533 [3FE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H5697, H5699, H5700, H5702 [19JY], H6034 [26JY]
Technology: anniversary of laser invention (H. Res. 1310), H3090 [4MY]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5697, H5699, H5700, H5702 [19JY], H6034 [26JY]
———rates, H1425 [15MR]
University of Texas at Austin: tribute to men's swimming and diving team (H. Res. 1336), H3596 [19MY]
Welcome Back Veterans (organization): recognize and support efforts to provide care for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and related psychiatric disorders (H. Res. 1746), H8103
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2875 [26AP]
Tributes
Hooks, Benjamin L., E568